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Sampler

English
1837
Object Place: United Kingdom

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 cm (4 x 4 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.389
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionMiniature sampler with strawberry border, pot of flowers in center, flanked by two birds; worked in cross stitch with blue and red silk and inscribed "For a Friend 1837."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003